Backlot Stunt Coaster

Backlot Stunt Coaster is a family launched roller coaster located at three Six Flags amusement parks.[1][2][3] The first two installations opened at Kings Island and Canada's Wonderland in 2005 under the name Italian Job: Stunt Track, while the third opened at Kings Dominion in 2006 as Italian Job: Turbo Coaster. All three were themed to the climactic chase scene at the end of the 2003 film The Italian Job and were installed when the parks were owned by Paramount Parks. Special effects were incorporated throughout the ride to reproduce the scene, although some of the effects were removed in later years. The Italian Job theme was also dropped in 2008 following Cedar Fair's acquisition of the amusement parks from Paramount. For the 2025 season, the Kings Island version was renamed the Queen City Stunt Coaster, and re-themed to feature historic landmarks from around Cincinnati.

History

The Italian Job: Stunt Track was announced by

Ride experience

Layout

After accelerating from 0 – in three seconds,[9] out of the station, the train enters into a three-story "parking garage" shell, passing through two upwards helixes meant to mirror the ascension of a car through a true parking garage. The train then drops from the top of the helixes into a "street" lined with highway signs and three police cars, with sirens and lights flashing. Riders then swerve between the police cars. Riders then go through an overbanked turn at 88 degrees, followed by a dip, and then travel down a set of "subway stairs". The train then comes to a halt in front of a tunnel. A helicopter rises to the train's left, shooting simulated gunfire. Under Paramount's operation, the gunfire cracked pipes and barrels, which sprayed "gasoline" (truly, water) all around riders. Though that effect has since been removed, the second round of gunfire still ignites where the gasoline would've splashed, catching two barrels on fire before a gas tank explodes. The train is then launched again into a tunnel, twisting and dropping before coming out of the "broken billboard", splashing down in an L.A. Aqueduct, and turning left into the ride's station.[10][11][12]

Trains

Backlot Stunt Coaster has three trains, each with three cars. Each car can sit four people in two rows of two. Under its original name and theme, the ride featured unique cars that resembled ¾ scale MINI Coopers. Paramount worked closely with BMW to design the cars.[13][14] The cars had headlight stickers on the front and working doors on the side.[14] Sound effects were also built into the cars.[6] Each train was arranged the same, with the first car being painted blue, the second car being painted red, and the third car being painted white.

Before the 2010 season, the trains were simplified and removed of any resemblance to the MINI Cooper as Cedar Fair no longer held the license to use the MINI Coopers. The arrangement of the car colors on the trains was also changed: One train is all blue, the second is all red and the third is all white.

Theme

All three had similar themes revolving around the climatic chase scene at the end of the 2003 film, The Italian Job. Special effects were incorporated throughout the ride such as a helicopter that attacks riders with a simulated machine gun sound, pyrotechnics and water effects. Sound recordings of "Action!" and "Cut!" were also heard during launch and final brake run, respectively. The last drop portraying the Mini Coopers jumping out of a sewer featured spraying water jets to simulate a splashdown effect.

imagedimensions	250px
previousnames	Italian Job: Stunt Track (Kings Island and Canada's Wonderland) Italian Job: Turbo Coaster (Kings Dominion)
location	Canada's Wonderland
section	Action Zone
coordinates	43.83871°N, -79.54118°W
status	Operating
opened	May 1, 2005
year	2005
rcdb number	2861
type	Steel
type2	Launched
manufacturer	Premier Rides
designer	Werner Stengel
lift	LIM Launch Track
height ft	45.2
drop ft	31.2
length ft	1960
speed mph	40
inversions	0
duration	1:04
capacity	1000
acceleration from	0
acceleration mph	40
acceleration in	3
restriction in	48
trains	3
carspertrain	3
rowspercar	2
ridersperrow	2
virtual queue name	Fast Lane
virtual queue image	Cedar Fair Fast Lane availibility.svg
virtual queue status	available at all three parks